| CATEGOREMATIC | • categorematic adj. (Logic, of a word) Capable of being employed alone as a term. • CATEGOREMATIC adj. capable of being used by itself as a term. |
| CONTEMPLATING | • contemplating v. Present participle of contemplate. • CONTEMPLATE v. to view or consider with continued attention. |
| COSMETOLOGIST | • cosmetologist n. A person who advises people (normally women) on cosmetics and other beauty treatments; a beautician. • COSMETOLOGIST n. a person who gives beauty treatments, as to skin and hair. |
| CUMMINGTONITE | • cummingtonite n. (Mineralogy) A mineral, magnesium-iron silicate hydroxide, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2. • CUMMINGTONITE n. a mineral of the amphibole group, hydrated magnesium iron silicate. |
| DOMESTICATING | • domesticating v. Present participle of domesticate. • DOMESTICATE v. to bring into domestic use. |
| ELECTROMAGNET | • electromagnet n. A magnet which attracts metals only when electrically activated. • electro-magnet n. Alternative form of electromagnet. • ELECTROMAGNET n. a core of magnetic material surrounded by a coil of wire through which an electric current is passed to magnetize the core. |
| GALACTOMETERS | • galactometers n. Plural of galactometer. • GALACTOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the specific gravity of milk. |
| GASTRECTOMIES | • gastrectomies n. Plural of gastrectomy. • GASTRECTOMY n. surgical removal of the stomach. |
| HEMATOGENETIC | • hematogenetic adj. Alternative form of haematogenetic. • HEMATOGENETIC adj. relating to hematogenesis, the production of blood, also HAEMATOGENETIC. |
| HETEROGAMETIC | • heterogametic adj. (Biology) That produces heterogametes. • heterogametic adj. (Biology) That produces different forms of the same gamete e.g. spermatozoa containing either an X- or a Y-chromosome. • HETEROGAMETIC adj. having a dissimilar pair of sex chromosomes. |
| MAGNETOMETRIC | • magnetometric adj. Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic forces. • magnetometric adj. Obtained by means of a magnetometer. • MAGNETOMETRIC adj. relating to magnetometry. |
| MAGNETOSTATIC | • magnetostatic adj. Of or pertaining to magnetostatics. • MAGNETOSTATIC adj. of, relating to, or being a stationary magnetic field. |
| METACOGNITION | • metacognition n. (Philosophy) the act of thinking about thinking; sentience. • METACOGNITION n. thinking about one's own mental processes. |
| METACOMPUTING | • METACOMPUTING n. computing that uses metacomputers. |
| MISCONTENTING | • miscontenting v. Present participle of miscontent. • MISCONTENT v. (archaic) to discontent. |
| TELECOMMUTING | • telecommuting n. The practice of using telecommunications technology to do one’s work at a location remote from one’s… • telecommuting v. Present participle of telecommute. • TELECOMMUTING n. working at home by the use of an electronic linkup with a central office. |
| THERMOGENETIC | • thermogenetic adj. Relating to thermogenesis. • thermogenetic adj. Relating to thermogenetics. • THERMOGENETIC adj. producing heat, also THERMOGENIC. |
| TRIGONOMETRIC | • trigonometric adj. (Mathematics) of, relating to, or constructed using trigonometry. • TRIGONOMETRIC adj. relating to trigonometry, also TRIGONOMETRICAL. |
| TUMORGENICITY | • tumorgenicity n. Alternative form of tumorigenicity. • TUMORGENICITY n. the state of being tumorgenic, giving rise to tumors. |